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Newspaper Page TextGEORGIA WEEKLY OPINION. VOL. I—NO. 36.1 ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 7, 1868 )TERMS~$3 00 THE NATIONAL CRISIS. Tho danger to a State growing out revolution Is never visible during the elai and clangor of arms, while vast armies ar contending for some peculiar Idea or prl clple. The devastating influences of w seldom Injure a State; 'tit the revolution that follows after tho din of battle lias ceased; that revolution which quietly en twines Itself around the pillars of the body politic, and ere the people nre aware, has grown Into a mighty monster, greater than themselves* Jt Is then that full sway Is given to passion and prejudice; *tls then that tho dominant party too often rudely tramples upon the weaker, with no thou to guide them, savo that Indicated by tliclr worst passions. Our nation lias just conquered a terrible revolution; the echo of the clang of arms has scarce died out in the dark gorges our mountains; and the grass of our beau tlful valleys arc yet almost red with the bright pure blood of the fallen, while w here once stood the beautiful homos of people, scarce aught remains save the ashes and the yet almost smoking ruins. A con -quend, bankrupt, broken hearted people— ruin their heritage from the war. All gone old cherished ideas, political power, sec tional respect fVom other sections, all swept sway like a mist before the whirl wind—thus the people of tho South passed out of the dread affliction to find that had left them hut a bitter inheritance. Then begun to be seen the evidences of the uprising revolution. At first the con queror, flushed with victory, seemed to forget, In the midst of his joy, the sorrows hia victor}' had cost, and he demanded but little* the revolution he desired to bring ■about was of but little consequence, but aeemed in direct conflict with tne idea the conquered party had fought for, and they said “ force has disarmed us, it hits bank rupted us, and nothing but Its application will ever make us accept tills idea of reform which the conqueror would thrust upon us and against which we have made such desperate battle—we will thwart him by inactivity; we regard this measure as un lawftil and wrong, and our pride says ’tsvoulcl be humiliating to accept these terms’*—and they were rejected. Then came harsher terms, made still more harsh in time, aided at last by the Military arm of the conqueror. Still he pointed out a road to relief, bad as It was. It gave a hope: the encourageiqent offered was not what the people would have asked had they been consulted; tbo goal was dis tant and the pathway rude, yet it was the only way left, and to turn back was to Heave all hope behind,’* and for an indefinite period leave the lives and property of groat section subject to the will of one man whose power would be as absolute as that of tho Czar of Russia. But the old horror of negro rule again appeared, magnified and distorted by vivid Imaginations, and ♦•negro supremacy,” and “negro govern ment,” became the war cry of those who had rejected the llfst proposition, and caused this last condition of a flair*—for they angered ttat conqueror an.i nude him less sensible of the rightsoftiu*« oquered, had in fact drowned bis sense of justice In the sea of his passions. Karseolng men said, *‘wo had better ac cept what Is now offered, than to be In definitely supporting Conventions at a reckless expenditure, thst will only dic tate •’111 more odious terms, while we stagger under the burthen of taxes which they will Impose upon us; for In time wc can correct this evil, the white men In the entire South arc twice ns many as the blacks, and we can at hut save ourselves.' This brings us to the condition of our National affklfi to-day; and the question U now before the people of the South to accept or reject tho offers. If rejected, it isunreasou- aide to hope that tlie conqueror will again oiler to consult the conquered; but rather that licwill entirely disregard them, and go so far with ills revolution that every vestige of tho liberty oftiie whole people will be ir retrievably lost. Tills is the question be fore the people of Georgia to-day, and they will act wisely to accept the terms of fered, for we fear if they do not, still worse are In store for them, and still more dan gerous precedents to be established in the Nution. Let, then, the People ratify the Constitution and elect Judge Irwin—and with the great power* that will be placed In his hands, the people will be saved from a “till darker curse which now lies hidden In that ‘'Pandora’s box" called "Provision al Government.** * Mr. Ciuii ahdthh rnKsiDKNCY.—Dem ocracy. shorn of its pro-slavery tenets and of its rfght-of-secesslon heresies, may ten der Mr. Coax the nomination to the pres- Idi-ney. If they do, and Mr. Ciuai should accept, fully onc-hulf of the Republicans will support him. ami his election becomes a foregone conclusion. The Radicals and tlie Extremists will resort to Grant; the old Whig*, the consistent anti-slavery men. the Union men, and the men of law and order of all parties, would unite upon ,lodge Cuask. Or is it Improbable that Pkndi.kton may represent the fossil re mains of the Secession Democracy, Gen. Grant tho Impeachment Radical faction, whilst Judge Ciiasr will represent that h -rcat mass of Conservative men who sup- j o ted Bkm. and Dowlas ticker, In J1860? t#*Tho Legislature of Tennossoe has, l.y ‘ii special act, pardoned some ninety- ^n'ielefp-aph^ith. three convicts who were sentenced qpon) — trivial ebnrgo*. Some or our exchanges >* »,t>r°P°ttt|o n pew below . * , . , . f. i the legislature of .New Turk, to establish charge that they were pardoned by tha J , n otth-1,1 »,:»simper iv.r tho pobllo.tlon of Governor, which is a mistake. t the legal advertisements of that State. A worthy idea. In conversation a fete (lays tVlillo ago with General 11. Saxtox. of Gen cral Meade's staff, wo were plcoaed hear him make this remark: “That he would ho glad to see tha National Govern ment dlspcnae with tho entire army and navy, and expend the money so used free schools throughout tho country,” and adding, “that lie regarded such a measure as more olilclent In preserving the Govern ment and advancing Us Interests than any military or naval establishment could be, Tho Ides seems to us os one of the best that could bo suggested upon tho subject, and coming as it docs from an officer of high attainments, entitles It to our earnest con sideration. IVhen wo consider tho vast sums of money that are appropriated each year to support the army and navy, wo can com prehend In some degree what an amount of education It would pay for. Under the old system. In time of peace; when the reg iments of the army only numbered seven hundred and seventy-seven rank, and file they cost each a million of dollars per year. Under the new system they can not, with their Increased number and al lowances by law, cost less than two mil lions of dollars each, annually. This would bring the cost of the fifty regiments of the army up to ouc hundred million of dollars per year. The navy will not cost much If anything less, so that we may safely calculate that if General Saxton's sug gestion was adopted, the people would re ceive two hundred millions of dollars an nually for educational purposes. Should the National Government make tucli appropriations, the Prussian method could be adopted, and every school In the country would be a military institute, and every citizen would th<n have Sufficient military knowledge to enable him to go Into the Held at any time as an efficient soldier; while with our present militia systems, perfect military organizations would nlways bo kept up, and every man would know his place should any neces sity occur fur their taking the field as soldiers: and unless such a necessity should exist, the army would cost compar atively nothing. National Taxation.—In theae;day» of reform, when the Government expenditures amount to a neat little sum—that aum raised by Imposing a direct tax upon the people. It seems singular that a greater tax has not been made upon the brains of the law makers, to devise some plan of a more equltablo diameter than the one now In force ns the Revenue law. Past experience has clearly demonstrated that the al valorem system Is the only just ono. This system reaches the luxuries consumed by the richer classes as directly aa tlie law now In force; It takes a per cent from that which la regarded as wealth, Is a tax upon the nett prollta of the business man and a per cent, ot tho accumulated wealth of the laboring man—It li a per cent, upon tho whole wealth of the Nation, and not npon tlie muscle of each working man. In I860 the entire wealth of the United States waaa little over twenty-one billions of dollars. Tlie increase of wealth of the country alnee that time will probably In crease the aggregate to about twenty-live billions of dollars. This Is largely underthe ratio of Increase of the preceding ten years; which, according to the census of 18C0, was nearly one-half. If, then, upon this twenty-live billions of dollars worth of wealth, a direct tax of five per cent, should bo assessed annually, it would yield revenue of one billion two hundred and tlfty millions of dollars; while we say nothing of the revenue from Imports, ports anil the sale of public lands. The entire debt of the Nation la now about two and three-quarter) billions of dollars. Under this plan not more than six years would lie required to pay this en tire debt, nnd defray the expenses of the Government, bu they never so extrava gant, for the wealth of the country will Increase during that time, and add this to the revenue from Imports and exports will cover all extravagance. t9" It l< one ol the Idlocyncracles of a crazy man, to imagine himself tlie only sane man within the circle of his acquaint ance. It Is one of the characteristics of a fool to Imagine himself the centre of the solar system of Mind. The opinion that the majority ot mankind are dishonest, Is peculiar tu the conscious knave. It Is the province ot all combined In one to assume that public opinion la founded in error whenever (as Is usually the case) that opinion conlllcls with his own dogmas. TEI AO* OF PROORKSS AMD REFORM, Ever slnco the hour when Adam and WSonio of the papers are speculating to the kind and degree of punishment the Sonntc.wlll Inlllct upon the President case of conviction. The Constitution of the United States (Section 31, says: “Judg- nt In cases of Impeachment shall not xtend beyond removal from office arp! (]jr- qaslidoatlon to hold offico of honor, trust prodt under the United States.” (V Dr. IV. II. Whitehead Is out for Bui lock for Governor, lie says h|s District will go for Bullock nnd recons'ruotlon with a vim.—-Vela Era. The Doctor was in our office two days ago. and was * out" very strongly apaiast Bollock for Governor. We leave him to satisfy (lie AVq of li-a present atsttia,—Jfa- sSysat 7uhut,'17/1 Eva were left alone In the Garden of Edc there has been some ono cry lug “Progress,' “Keiormand thu history of the past has proven that those whoso voices rang longest and loudest In favorof Reform those who claim ever to belts advocates— have been hut clogs upon Its wheels, have been the incubus which beneficial reform has been compelled to carry until It threw them down and crushed them aa dema gogues. Every ogc has been nn age of real Progress and has had it3 real Reformers, but they have seldom, In tliclr own tlrile, received tho credit of their labor; while the Imposter lias stood upon tho high places and cried, “Great am I! Behold my works!” Ho takes the credit, and when he brought about war and bloodshed, whe he had trampled upon every right which God gave to man,.his pica was-Progress, fleform This, likeevery ago of the post. Is an age of Progress and Reform, Biid we travel faster than did those who have gouo before us. States and Nations sometimes attempt to remain passive, to take no step forward, but they havo never been able to maintain such position long. Tho Southern States have been almost In this condition, at least progressing very slowly, yet very surely. The would-be reformers of the National Government, In tliclr conceit, thought that they could bring about a change for the better by making war and attempting division of tho territory ot the Republic. Against this, the real Reformer of the country, he who produced the wealth, who advanced education and tho arts and sciences, entered Ills protest; for lie well knew that war brought no Reforms with It, but only ruin and sorrow. But the protest was unheeded; the project of the shallow-brained, visionary, aspirant. lor public notice was carried Into execution and failed, yctlii3 failuredld not teach him that Reforms are not the result of an ap peal to Force, but the sequenco of appeals to Reason. But the Reformer had gotten taste ol revolution, and conceived that the heated waters of National dlscontontcould be cooled by tho application of more heat. Had he stopped and oteppod aside and allowed tlie flames of revolution die out, It would havo been oil upon the trouble waters; discontent would have disappeared, and reason left to right all wrongs. Added to the bad results Of the would-be Southern reformer's attempt master the situation, vvoi the same Inten tion upon the part of the would-be roform- er of the North, who said, In acta, “ I am the moro powerful, my ideas are right, and If you do not accept and adopt them at once, I will appeal to Force and compel you to do so,” t , Here reason was not appealed to. On the one side, conceit and passion tried to do by force whst It had neglected to do by argu ment; while on the other, reason was blind ed by defeat, and every avenue te genuine reform closed. The one feeling his power said, “You shall;” the other unwilling to be driven, said, “ I will not;” and between the two, the wheels of Progrcaa have been almost entirely blocked. Surely, after all this experience, after all the post, with all Its bloody lessons—les sons learned beside the camp fires of two armies reaching half across tlie continent- learned in the light of their burning homes—the whole nation should now bow down In sorrow beside the graves of Its dead heroes, those who have fallen horn both sections, and allow Reason to resume her sway. No longer should Die rant of the demagogue bo heeded, no longer should men allow passion and prejudice to control them; but actuated by a high and holy de sire to bring about a condition of peace and harmony, they should all place a shoulder to the win el of tho great car ot Reform, and move It along, slowly and surely, convincing every man of its bene fits before trying to compel him to accept It, and their efforts will be crowned with success. There Is ona self evident fact to start from, deny It who will: all the People are citizens of tlie Republic, and ss such owe allegiance to Its laws and authority; and to the citizen, the Government owes the fullest protection and tlie largest liberty consistent wlth-tho public safety and wel fare. Let, then, each citizen lay asido his passion and prejudice, and strive to cheer fully comply with the laws of the land. Let all make tha effort to restore civil law and establish order in tlie country; and when a healthy condition of social and po litical affairs has been brought about, they true maxim, and we can but hope that the National Authority will be governed by It. and thus win the love and devotion of millions of Its citizens whom It will alien ate If It use* other than mild and Jost means to govern them. F0BL1C DEMORALIZATION. It Is ptlnfhl to witness the public indif ference to the many crimes and acts of violence that are constantly' being perpe trated throughout the country. Stabbing, shooting and killing have become every day occurrences; midnight assassinations are not at all unusual; and yet wc seldom, if ever, hear a single word of condemna tion of tlie perpetrators, or of their crimes, but in too many Instances, attempts to jus tify the wrongs with the expression that* the person who was wronged -was a la mao,” qny'itertalned corrupt political so tlmcnts. n Such words as these are everyday spoken by men who should enter an Indignant protest against all violence and violation of law. And still mors painful la the fact that many Journals throughout tha State, not only enter no protest against these wrongs, but absolutely Incite many who WPuld otberwlso be well disposed, to the commission of the wont of erilnca. It Is no uncommon thing to find the columns of widely circulated Journals filled with the most violent personal abuse and denuncia tions of citlzeus whose great crime Is. that they happen to disagree upon some politi cal question with the Journalist. Our goad cltizeua are every day urging Immigration from the North and other parts of the world, and are complaining that men of meins do not eome Into our •oldest, and thelt complaint U true, and why f Because fvory act of violence end wrong that 1- perpetrated here, la distorted and magnified; find more especially be cause Lit - .vrongidoers almost invariably are altosesd to to unpunished—although murder is a capital offenae under the stat utes of tho State—end In the free of the fact that over fifty murders have been com mitted In Georgia knee the clow or the war, not more than two have been pun ished, while ahootlng and cutting, unless death results, bos come to be looked upon os amusement, of which no notice Is token. These are plain truths, u»M without sny coloring, and they gibe the explanation tc/ty Immigration doea not turn thl» way. Why, we are (kst following In the foot steps or Mexico, and God only knows where this will end I During the past twenty four hours we have heard of no less than eight retpectable citizens of this city hav ing received notices from tome unknown parties, ordering them to leave the city, or expect some terrible fate. While these may mess nothing, nnd result in nothing. It Is nevertheless wrong; and we are pained to any that out of at least one hundred persons whom we have heart] speak of these same sots, not more than a dozen condemned them. And yet It la well fcoowft that the bad men ol every community |u Abe State are but few in number, and could easily he detected and punished .If the propqr efforts were made. The time has now come for the good men of every comuinnlty to act In this mat ter; to publicly and privately condemn any violation ot law, anil to lend every Influence to the officials, in detecting and bringing to Justice every violator or the law, no matter what the magnitude ol the crime may be, ar the number engaged In it. The Courts of the cou ntry are open and if any man violates the law, let hint be punished there, and not at the hands of an Infhrlatcd mob. And above all let every lovcr of law and order do all In hit power to frown down any man or men, or public Journalist whoso teachings have i tenden cy to brltig about bad results; and ere many months, peace and quiet will rolgn throughout the wholo State. will have ample opportunities to right the wrongs that havo grown out of past troub les. . In say |ng this, we appeal to good men everywhere who have at heart the good ot their fellow creatures, and those who are to come after them. Listen no longer to the partisan demagogue—lie w ho has mis led you In the past—hut to the quiet, earn est teaohlnws of him who pointed out to you the shoals which you have since been wrecked upon. And, above .all, trust not again with power those who usocl you and youtt strength, to accomplish their own selfish ends and Interests. That the peopleare striving to nccompll-h these things, wc have no doubt; hut In du. Ing this they need encouragement nnd aid from tho Government. Mercy to tho tktlen, to the powerless, should be the max- | tlon under the now Constitution will vote Im of the Government, and that maxim forjudge Irwin. We have very serious must prevail If it wishes tu gain the love doubt* ss to w hether Bullock would be and raapeet of all of Its citizens. “To be permitted to take his seat even II elected— generous Is but to be Just” is au old and such was his war record. The Hurdxr or Asnnunx.—The par ticulars of the assassination of Geoeok W. AsuncRX, will be (bund In our news columns this evening. It Is a horrible, a revolting attalr. Wo pr -suine tho lawleas transaction will undergo a thorough and searching Investigation. AsitjiuitN may have been a fanatic In politics, wholly wanting In Integrity, and beast In morals. Wo have no defense to offer for his personal or political record. The character af his lodgings and of his personal associations, seem to havo been of the lowest and most disgusting species. None of these things, however, palliate the crime of murder In an enlightened com munity, Mid Iu a country wherein nil men afallaiiadea of morals and political opin ions are guaranteed protection from lawless lolcnce. OTA tmlblo accident occurred at the Cool Mine t> rsnton, Penn, on the 31st ult. Rj aklng ora chain connected with the... . mg machinery at tho Dia mond Coal Mines in *hat city, a platform containing savrnteen men was precipitated to the bottom of the shaft, ono hundred ami eighty-five leot. Eleven were Instant ly killed, one has since died, and two more. It Is thought, cannot live. They leave eleven widows and twenty-eight orphans. Tus Safe Sms.—As there are some grsye doubts as to Col. Bl-llocx'b eligibili ty, parties who desire speedy Kcconstruc- “Os Ska nauntal bfy dear Mr. EdItor: Now do not chide me for my tearn salutation. 1 am taking the political Influenza affection, which the Hooters tell me, has a tendency to soften the heart as well as head. Are wc not all growing more and more affectionato to ward each other, day by day ? The poli ticians are desperately In love with the people; and the people, loving and beloved, are becoming very tender about the Passing up Whitehall the other day, I met a politician, an old friend, and know ing 1 was from the 1 ' rural districts,” where many a time he had hood-winked the peo ple in gullible days of the past, he was, of course. “very, very glad to see me.” My old friend was all congratulations and pleasantry. So glad was he to see me that at nrta time I thought I might have a bear- faced embrace to repel. I soon learned that he was still In the “wild hunt” busi ness, and that, despite the changes wrought In our political condition since hut we met, like the stink of a pole-cat, hia old tricka still stuck to him. “How are the people In the district*.' oaken he. I replied, “Well, and doing well; all striving earnestly for an honest living.” I knew thst was not the point aimed at, and os I felt a little like aggravating some body, I bod met with the preferred game. “But,” says he, “how are they on pol itics f” ~Oh,” uya L “they are not on politics at alL They are content to get meat and bread, and leave the government to take care of Itself.” I suspected he wu In the vision of some new revelation; ao I eroded him an *U the paints of “ Reconstruction,” anti-recon struction, etc, until I finally worried him out of bis boot*. On taking leave, be asked If I “ bad any engagement for the morrow.” Replying, “ Non*," ha proposed a little pleasure trip on the Georgia Road, adding that he “wished to speak with me upon matters of which, perhaps, I had not thought." I agreed; so, early the next morning, we embarked on the Georgia ears. Very soon arriving at Stone Mountain, he proposed we should leave the train, and spend a few hour* at that point. Being his guest, of course 1 readily assented. Stone Mountain waa soon proposed, and never baring stood upon lu summit, I was eager for a view. In a lew tuoinenU we hod reached 1U height, when, my friend surveying the prospect In admiration ex claimed, “tbs ball bad not been told me." “Do you not sea,” says he, “all these pos sessions! TbeyafMn Inherltence tosucli as will frill down and worship the - Golden Calf.’ ” Being near-sighted myself, j drew from my side-pocket a new Opera glass which I bad purchased since I came to the city, aa an nld at your Theatres nnd Operas, of which 1 have been a liberal patron during my sojourn. I looked, but was unable tc see the promised Kingdoms. True, I saw earth, sky, foreaU and green vullles, extending a great way off: nothing beyond. Say* I, to my friend, “these things may all appear to your vision, but not to mine.” In a moment his counten ance took on a look ot disgust. So, un ceremoniously dismissing the subject, we descended the mountain, reaching the depot Just In time for the up train. At m„ juncture, my friend, the politician. •- thought of oorae business which suddenly -t w artltn Wn) Moun would necessa,.. -i Q , go bidding him tain until the next t,.. - the last I saw adieu, and entering tho care, -•< or aa of of the politician, he, with a doze,, the “bu-hoys" were making rapid atr. toward a grog-shop, by the way aide, where I was very willing to leave him in hli glory. As I stepped from the car to the depoton my return, who should I meet but Tim Toney, my overseer I Tim was all smiles to see mo after a separation of Several weeks, and would have embraced me, 1 verily bcllcvo, had not ono of the Locomo tive*, In the height of his passion, given such a shrill whistle os to almost frighten tho poor fellow out of his wits. With no Railroads In our section, Tim’s car was unused to theso frightful sounds. Tim Is a good fellow, lioncat-hearted, light headed, with no sense of obligation be yond the faithful performance of duty. Alarmed at ray long absence from homo, and thinking 1 might have been waylaid, by some highwayman In consideration of the net proceeds of my cotton crop, Tim had concluded to look after mo. At onoe l asked him about tho crop prospect, health of tho neighbors, condition of the stock, and the neighborhood gossip, during my absence; all of which he proceeded to answer, hut not, as I thought, with his usual interest when on these topics. At once I suspected some one, In my absence, had taken Tint on tho Mountain, and be ing rather credulous, I imagined Tim had seen things pleasing to the eye. Foreign to tlie customary chunnel of his mind, Tim's thoughts were completely bamboo zled with Oongtltnlions, Reconstructions, and the like, question* of which, poor fel low, he It as ignorant os a goose. At length I urged him to return homo In the morning, with un eye single to the farm, take time by the forelock, and see to It the cose With him. So I bid bid go and do as ho willed. Now, Mr. Editor, this thing of polities will yet ruin the country, If It has not al ready done so. Everybody wants office.— The whites want office, and the “nigger” wants office. Why didn't you have your iriends of the Convention, lu the Constitu tion to provide an office for every white man and -nigger" iu the State? With this ample prevision, I verily believe, the vote on Its adoption would Lave been unanimous. > ow, Tim Toney, my honest, laithful overseer, had been taken on “ top of that "high mountain,” and nevermore will he again he worth a cent to blmoell or to tiie State. I am reminded ot Duolel Webster's letter to bis farmer, John Taylor. John, like Tint, w as a good fellow, and Mr. Webster, always In ppn“s.|ir. z. ( i 0 lm to bo a very useful ap'jiendige'it Marsh- field. Once a week John would render hia employer a faithful record of everything pertaining to the farm. Mr. Webster'* re plies were confined exclusively to the In terests of the fkrm, never alluding to the political scenes transpiring at the Capitol any more than If he were severed from them by a thousand miles. In '44 polities ran high. The whole country was ablaze with excitement, and some designing dem agogue, with neither the fear of Daniel nor the truth before blm, took “ honest John” onto an high mountain and shewed blm things of which he had not dreamed. The vision seen on the mount so confounded Imno-u John's senses that he could hardly sleep. With his brain muddled by wbat Iran occurred, hli next letter to Daniel wa* wholly foreign to tlielr former correspond ence upon agricultural subjects, during a period of years, Into which no word or sentence of a politics! character hid ever entered. Mr. Webster could not have been more surprised He could not account Tor thlserratlc procedure on the part of “honest John.” At length he oat down and wrote John a candid, respectful reply to each of bis political questions, and «peculations, closing Ids several rejoinder* tq the re spective paragraph* pi John, with the gentle reminder, "But, »»* and I are farm ers, John Taylor.” John was shrewd euough to see the point, and from thst day until the day of his death, continued the faithful custodian or oil Mr. Webster’s farming Interests with no political perpex- Itles of a moro serious nature than the do mestic management of Marshfield. Now, Mr. Editor, what we lock Is more Daniel Webaters, and more John Taylors, Unless I return borne soon and apply a magnetic or some other sort of healing plaster to Tim Toney, the honest labor of an honest, though for the time bewibiered man, will be forever lost to the country. In fact the country is budding all over with Tim Toneys. The impression is abroad that some new "sleight of band” has been invented, by which men can live without work, and unless this dplqsluu be speedily dispelled, l wouldn’t give a-valley of dry bones” for thn whole Statu of Georgia. Konsaicx Random. X3f~ The Democracy seem inclined In give the President the cold shoulder lu bis Impeachment troubles. The Baltimore Gazette for Instance says: The issues involved are so serious that, to superficial observers, it seenu surprising that the popular feeling In regard to the re sult should he that of languid curiosity than of intense excitement. That the greatest uctknown to the Constitution—the trial of a President of the United States— should awu.en less Interest In tho public rnlud that tlie report of a prize fights, Indl- cates that the audacity of the conspirators has paralyzed apposition, or that there Is but little real syspathy for tbe victim of “r unlace. It la most probable that ►h- ’he farmer Is true to some extent, whilst . ‘heoblef cause ofthe prevailing the Utter is w. Mrw Mfr John *° n **nee apathy. The co*. ^^eal^noy ha* been hts succession to the * ^ ono which has embiuet. who mlj;ht whilst It has alienated those J** have been his friends—so that he iu^ fore the country'In the anomalous positive of * President without a party. A Star* Stout.—A dlstrewed and aged lady in till* city offered to sell her gold watch to a United states officer. Tills wo* her last means of obtaining money to buy bread. The officer took the watch and •aid that he would have It valued. On tlie following day the lady received an anony mous note, (n which there was a word or two of respectful sympathy and warm good feeling. With this note waa a small package containing the gold watch and two hundred dollars. And this tale boa its moral!— Charleston Dally yews, 33th, Tun Stronii Case.—Tho case of Mr. 8amu>'i Strong, who !< under nrreston a nap' ► Itlon ol General Schofield, command ing the First Military District, (as stated In Saturday’s Star,) did not coma belora Chief Justice Carter this morning, as was exja'eted. Hon. Matt. Carpenter has been retained for Mr. Strong, with Mr. J. J. Johnson, and will argito the ease to-mo— row morning.— Wasbinyton Mar, March 30. ' tar-Th ere wa* much surprise In the Hou*o of Heprunontalive* on Monday on the apfieurancc of the malingers to g<><> Bingham and Butler arm in arm. a* Butler has denounced Bingham as a murderer and Bingham has opinion about Butler’s pecuniary op< rations at New Orleans v*t • Isle as closely twins. KD.—llo eph Ba: veiling la ignatK tendered hi flVct on thcTscol Mny itrrett retires from theollice litoriai charge of the Even- daily paper of (’In- that the crop did not lag, nnd when I come that office, to take would settle these di.traetlng political' noxt * Judge Bari questions by an Increase of his wagesjfjj*' But," rejoined Tim, rather frankly, - Mr. A Random. I wants to lie a Squire In our 1 , District; they sav there’s more money in Ul'MIsa \\ n.iaiu*. nlio in a Squire'- ptuia* ban overseer'*.” With ''Sicr-iu-Iaw in W ■ 1 t -if this, t found there was uo use In arguing for iite.

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Georgia weekly opinion. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1867-1868, April 07, 1868, Image 1